People carrying shopping bags walk through Tehran's Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — People in Iran are bracing for a new round of U.S. sanctions aimed at further isolating the country and increasing pressure on its battered economy. Washington also warned nations to cut financial ties with Tehran or face retaliation.
Commuters ride a bus in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Motorcyclists pass a billboard depicting U.S. President Donald Trump with hands around his neck beneath the words “Revenge is inevitable” in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)The Iranian newspaper Hamshahri is displayed at a newsstand with headline in Farsi: “Iran’s economic doctrine became militarized,” and an image of the country’s Supreme National Security Council secretary Mohsen Rezaei in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)People walk on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)A woman poses for a photo while visiting a photography exhibit showcasing works by international photographers from the collection of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, in Tehran, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Men play chess as they spend an afternoon at a cafe in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Children enjoy a water fountain at the Ebrahim (Abraham) Park, while temperature reaches 40 C (104 F) in Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Current and pre-revolution Iranian banknotes are displayed by a street money exchanger at Ferdowsi square, Tehran’s go-to venue for foreign currency exchange, in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women check their smartphone on a sidewalk in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)People walk in Tehran’s traditional main bazaar, Iran, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Street vendors wait for customers around Tehran’s Grand Bazaar in Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Youths spend an afternoon sitting on the steps outside a shopping mall in northern Tehran, Iran, Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)Women walk on a sidewalk in downtown Tehran, Iran, Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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